Alban Bagbin Sworn into Office as the Speaker of the 8th Parliament

The Former Member of Parliament for Nadowli Kaleo, Alban Bagbin has been sworn in as the Speaker of the 8th Parliament.

He was sworn into office by the Chief Justice on Thursday January 7, 2021.

After the ballot by the MPs-elect to pick a speaker, Mr Alban Bagbin had 138 votes as against 136 for former Speaker,  Professor Mike Oquaye.

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The new Speaker, Mr Bagbin expressed his gratitude and acceptance of the highly prestigious office as the speaker of Parliament.

“I humbly accept the highly  placed office of the Speaker of the 8th parliament for the 4th republic of Ghana.  I thank all of you for bestowing this honour and great responsibility on me. Let me not forget Ghanaians, Electoral Commission, all political parties  CSOs, media and more importantly my party the great National Democratic Congress (NDC) for proposing me to be elected to be the speaker of the 8th parliament for the 4th Republic of Ghana”, he said in his acceptance speech.

He further noted that he will serve selflessly and  ensure the well-being of the country.

“I will submit myself to the will of this house. I will serve faithfully to the best of my ability,” he said in his acceptance speech.

Source: Ghanaarticles.com/Jennifer Dadza